Zulus Bar, Leytonstone  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Leytonstone

address:

640 High Road, E11 3AA

phone:

0871 258 5235*
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nearest stations:

Leytonstone London Underground station
(210m) - zones 3/4

Leytonstone High Road Railway station
(520m)

Wanstead London Underground station
(1.4Km) - zone 4

how to find it:

Walk up to the High Road from the tube. Turn right down the High Road and you'll see the pub on the right.

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picture of Zulus Bar
This was once a fantastic (okay, good building, nice pub) gin palace called the Red Lion. Now, it's been gutted and turned into a South African theme park cum pub that wouldn't look that out of place at Disney. That said, they obviously have a loyal clientele, though we didn't realise that many South Africans lived in E11. Big sofas, lots of standing room and a large bar complement the diverse range of drinks from the other side of the equator - Redd's Premium Cold cider was very appley and a welcome surprise. The volume of the music makes it difficult to have a quiet chat, but then it's obviously not the place for that. An odd place, but it seems to fill a need for the area . However, the locals who used to come here now don't and they've been replaced by a much younger crowd. Bouncer on the door at weekends.

reviewed:
16/12/2005
reviewed by septic

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